Deaths and Funerals of the Day in Butte
Multiple obituaries note deaths in Butte. James Slahiter, 3, son of Charles Lane, died after brief illness. services planned with Masonic escort and burial at Oregon Short Line depot en route to Labelle, Missouri. Mary Frater, 5, died at home after long illness. survivors include husband and family. William Fraser and others with Butte Electric Light and Power Company noted. Alexander McLain died of tuberculosis at General Hospital, formerly a miner with ties to Pennsylvania. George McGahan died in Boise, Idaho, former Butte resident, burial details pending.
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James Te Slavahiter
Charles Lanene
Murray's Hospital
Atelotr
Newark
Wootmen
Worl
Masonic Temple
Oregon Short Line
Foight
Labelle
Mary Frater
Sue
Dianetes
Sie
Ilinois
Montana
Butte
Big Hole Basin
Los Angeles
Cal
William
Fraser
Butte Electric Light and Power Company
Klanney
Ross
Ella
Raymond
Alexander McLain
Pennsylvania
McLain
East
Mitie
George McGahan
Bolne
Idaho
Quoits Showdown Ends in Mayo Victory in Butte
In a spontaneous road house match for $2 a side and the Butte championship, J. Baxter Kremer of Louisville and KE Mayo of Hutte faced off before about 50 spectators. Albert Galen served as referee Abe Cohen acted Kremer judge and Finil Hansen officiated for Mayo. Kremer won the first game 21 19 but exhausted after an early surge, lost the next two games 21 18 and 21 1, with Mayo prevailing at 60 feet.
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Quoits
J. Baxter Kremer
Louisville
KE. L. Mayo
Hutte
Butte
Billy Gemmel
Hogan
Albert Galen
Areferee
Abe Cohen
Kremer
Finil Hansen
Mayo
Long Penniless and Dying Shocks Baseball Fans
A Chicago report says Herman Long, penniless and dying, shocks admirers. Once a great shortstop with the Boston Nationals, Long squandered fortunes on ventures after baseball. Meanwhile Jimmy Collins is noted as one of the best paid players, with contracts and releases under review as Cleveland reshapes its roster. Detroit’s bonus system for pitchers is praised by some but faces opposition, with notes on players like Joss, Liebhardt, Thielman, and Mullin shaping next season.
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Herman Long
Chicago
Boston National
Long
Ton ‘Tribune
Cleveland Baseball Club
Saga
St Lois Republic
Lajoie Wil
Joss
Liebherat
Thielman
Berger
Bernhard
Hess
Walvern
Detroit
Winc Ming
Mullin
St.” Paul
Killian
Denovan
Candle Pin League Forms In Butte With Two Teams
Boston style candle pin play comes to Butte as Dolan, a former Boston man, helps organize a league this winter. The Brokers face the AI Stars in the opener with three games, two wins to take the match. Dolan Sperry Wolcott Norville Tenavecchia lead the first team. Wilson Mooney Scheibal Muntzer Marzoni lead the second. Mooney, a Boston import, is noted for high scores as the world's record nears.
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Boston
Butte
Dolan
AI Stars
Sperry
Wolcott
Norville
Tenavecchia
Wilson
Mooney
Scheibal
Muntzer
Marzoni
Jamaica Races Open Meeting With Fast Times
New York report from October 28 details Jamaica race results across six events. Winners include La Jeunesse in two-year-olds selling at 1 furlong, Don Enrique in the mile and a sixteenth, Handeara in six furlongs, King Cobalt in the Remsen handicap five and a half furlongs, General Haley in the mile and a sixteenth, and Infanta in two and a half furlongs. Second and third places listed with runners-up and times noted for several races.
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New York
Jamaica
la Jeunesee
Beardall
Mike’ Delaney
Don Enrique
Marster
Trouble Maker
Handeara
Explosion
Sewell
Remsen
King Cobalt
Arusee
Bellwether
Pitth
General Haley
Orkle
Andrew Mack
Infanta
Lady Corrine
Lotus Brandt
Ladies Free Week At Butte Roller Tink
Free admission and skating all week at the Butte roller rink on California and Front streets. Lady beginners receive free instruction with afternoon and evening sessions and continuous music throughout.
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Butte
When Silk Turned Umpire in Amateur Rochester Game
Silk O Loughlin, famed umpire of the American Teague, recounted a Rochester amateur game. He described his earlier playing days, noting a fast outfielder who could throw hard and judge fly balls, and comparing himself to Jack Townsend, once of Cleveland, who reminded him of his own style. The fragment ends mid description of the match.
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Silk O'Loughlin
Teague
Rochester
Tim
Tany
Jack Townsend
Cleveland
Sliver Lake Rise Ends In Unlikely Baseball Turnaround
At Sliver Lake near Rochester an amateur game reaches ninth inning drama as a late substitute batter, after a manager ponders a long time, is sent in to avoid a double play. The player strikes out but later, determined, fakes blind swing and belts a decisive hit over the first baseman to win the game. He then retires as a player and shifts to umpiring, eventually leading to his current role.
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Sliver Lake
Rochester
Swat
Seattle Reigns Plan to Host Lick Football Novel Rugby Tie
Seattle high schools and Lick high of San Francisco advance a Thanksgiving plan to play a rugby exhibition alongside a California varsity match. The idea aims to showcase rugby to Southern audiences and revive hopes of a 1920s style cross manner game, with optimism from Lick management.
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Seaattle High School
Lick High Chool
Seattle
Westover
Lick School
Seattle Boys
Leama
University of California
Lick
Ietter
Ircler
Up Country Champion Dane Meets Red Lodge Bouts Expected
The Seattle Times reports on Bat Nelson’s planned six round bout in Red Lodge Montana against Tom Freebury with Nelson promised 800 dollars. Freebury is described as a country champion with a strong record including wins in California Oregon and Montana and a single knockout loss to John Barleycorn. The result from Red Lodge is not yet telegraphed.
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Seattle ‘Times
Bat Nelson
Red Lodge
Montatthinge
Nelson
Tom Freebury Rrereek
Nels
Red Lads
Monstana
Preebury
Champeon
California
Oregon
Montana
Gans
John Barleycorn
Telegraph offices reopen in Chicago as operators return
The Western Union Telegraph company resumes operations in Chicago marking the first reopening since a recent strike. Over the past two days two operators have returned to work and 26 more are in St. Louis.
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Chicago
Western Union Telegraph Company
Telegraph Operors
Brancn
St. Louie
Population laws in Brazil spark Hague Conference disputes
Brazil protests an erroneous population estimate at the Hague Conference and recalls naturalization rules. The article outlines Brazilian nationality: birth to Brazilian or foreign parents, children of Brazilian citizens abroad, and children of Brazilian women born abroad who reside in Brazil. Foreign real estate owners, married foreigners with Brazilian children, and long-term residents may seek naturalization, with limits on presidential eligibility and deputy and senator terms.
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Brazil
New
South American Republic
Spokane Captain and Star Quarterback Injured in Loss
Spokane high school football suffered a heavy blow as captain and star quarterback Harvey Dickey broke a foot against Blair Business college, ruling him out for about three weeks. The 12 to 0 defeat hurts Inland Empire hopes, with Seattle next and Butte two weeks away. Dickey's leadership and dodging ability were pivotal to Spokane’s strength in the Pacific Northwest.
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Spokane
A. Ais
Kennedy
Blair Business College
Harvey Dickey
Dickey
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Spors
Blair
Inland Empire
Bellingham
Jay Smith
Westover
Smith
English Weather and Weather_Mood in English Satire
A satirical reflection on English weather as a national preoccupation. The piece contrasts chronic climate complaints with a lack of dramatic change, noting that even in the south temperatures hover near freezing while the north veers between mild extremes. The essay mocks constant meteorological banter in daily life and media.
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William Allen rose in the early 70s to win Ohio governor as a Democrat. He defended himself at a Cincinnati Mozart Hall meeting against an unproved charge, asserting his vigor and asking aloud if he was a man and looked like one.
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St. Louis
William Allen
Ohio
Mozart Hall
Cincinnati
Senate
Power and political edge at a Galesburg football opening
A disjointed account recalls a speaker’s forceful rhetoric and public influence, noting how power and moral rectitude inspire crowds. The scene shifts to Teddy and Uncle Joe Cannon amid an opening football game in Galesburg, Illinois last Saturday.
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Teddy
Joe Cannon
Galesburg
Worn-Out Wager Turns Into Street Circus
A Cleveland Plain Dealer story describes a newsboy darting into the street in front of an approaching car. The driver yelled stop and swerved to avoid him, only to find the boy calmly returning to the sidewalk as the car halted. The driver asks what happened and the boy responds with a curt remark about the incident.
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Cleveland Plain Center
Newaboy
Machine man halts in front of building amid bet
A man in a machine style figure paused before a building, amid bets on his path. An unsettled mood influenced his slow advance as bystanders watched the scene unfold.
Phrenologist Pranks Uncle Abe Jenkins on Stage
In a humorous memory, Judge's Library recounts Uncle Abe Jenkins and his wife attending a phrenology show. Abe is picked as a subject for the expert to examine, prompting a quip from Abe about his claimed foot trouble not being his own. The tale captures village humor and family dynamics of the era.
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Abe Jenkins
Abe
Mrs. Jenkins
Uncle Abe
Mr. Jenkins
Auto Face Hurts Face as Automobilists Knock Down Pedestrians
Medical men state that automo humming harms the face and this explains why drivers knock people down on streets. They act to save their face according to the report.
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Peopl
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Mary Mn
Mon Company
Yea
Alex McLain
Pion
Louisvile
Annee
Columbia Gardens
Jimmy Collins
Clevelland
Philadelphia
Jimmy Colins
Timmy
Collins
Thin Enson
Candle Pin League
Silk
Bitters
Rossettaas
Frisco Football Ven
Champeen
Dane
Seattle Nehar
Scribner
Asa
Weath
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Hunter
Lavoe
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